West Berkshire Council (WBC) will be making a series of changes to public bus services operated by West Berkshire Council Transport Services in the area from Monday 4 November 2024.

WBC will be withdrawing the 41 and 44 bus routes with the last day of operation being Friday 1 November 2024.

From the 4 November a new on-demand bus service West Berkshire Community Connect will be operating in the area and will be called Thatcham Connect. West Berkshire Community Connect is more flexible than a traditional timetabled service, allowing passengers to choose where they would like to go and when, and a journey will be planned to suit the passenger. It gives the passenger more control over their journeys and will also be operating in a few areas where a public bus service has not been available for quite some time.

A leaflet explaining the new service can be downloaded here.